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This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Adam Driver Set to Star in Leos Carax’s Next Film

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

French master Leos Carax already shot his next film, titled “C’est Pas Moi,” which runs a little under an hour. It’s a reflective “essay” piece that might premiere out of competition at this coming May’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Doug Liman Was Offered Theatrical Release for ‘Road House’ at $65M Budget, He Instead Took Streaming for an $85M Budget

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Doug Liman’s “Road House” reboot, which premieres on Amazon Prime March 8, has turned into a battle between Liman and the streamer. It turns out there’s much more to this story than we first thought.

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Christopher Nolan Says “Thank God for Marvel Movies!” During COVID Crisis

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

It’s well-known that Christopher Nolan does not share the same sentiments about the superhero genre as Martin Scorsese does, the latter famously called out Marvel as the nemesis of cinema and the former absolutely adores Zack Snyder’s DCEU.

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Denis Villeneuve Says ‘Rendezvous With Rama’ is “Arrival on Steroids”

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Of all the projects Villeneuve has percolating next, after ‘Dune 2,’ his adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s “Rendezvous With Rama” is the one I’m most excited for.

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Confirmed: ‘Fantastic Four’ to Star Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Ebon Moss-Bacharach

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

So, it’s official. After months of rumors and speculation, the cast of Marvel’s “Fantastic Four” has been announced …

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Disney Not Releasing Acclaimed Films on Physical Media, and Maybe Never Will

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here comes the news that the latest Searchlight film, Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers,” will not be released on physical media. In recent years, there have been a handful of other titles given the same fate as ‘Strangers.’

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Edward Zwick’s ‘Death of Kings’ to Star Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

it turns out that the 71-year-old filmmaker is not retired. Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman is reporting that Zwick has signed up to direct the medieval-set “Death of Kings.” The project is said to have “Game of Thrones” shades.

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Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘Relapse,’ His Directorial Debut, to Star Joseph Quinn

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Ellis penned the script about a man (played by Joseph Quinn) who witnesses a brutal death during a drug party and embarks on an existential crisis upon entering rehab

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First Look at Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths,’ Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste

February 14, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

We now have our first look at “Hard Truths” (above) which reunites Leigh with actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who starred in 1996’s “Secrets & Lies” and was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Screening Went Over Very Poorly: “It’s A Stinker”

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Jeff Sneider is reporting that Wes Ball’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” had a test screening in Burbank, California just a few weeks ago and that the overall consensus was not good:

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‘Dune: Part 2’ Earns Raves in France

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Here’s a quick summary, courtesy of X user Denis Villeneuve’s Universe, of the reactions from French audiences who saw “Dune: Part Two” yesterday at Le Theatre Grand Rex in Paris. This is not going to dampen the hype, it’s only going to heighten it.

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‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Trailer …

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Not hard to believe that this will be one of strangest films of 2024. As seen in the trailer, “Sasquatch Sunset” tackles a family of Sasquatches in the forests of North America.

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Cillian Murphy Doesn’t like ‘Red Eye’: “I Don’t Think it's a Good Movie”

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Of all the films Cillian Murphy has starred in, I always like to mention “Red Eye,” which was this nifty 2005 thriller courtesy of Wes Craven. A B-movie through and through, this was a gripping affair from Craven, and one of his best offerings.

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David Robert Mitchell’s ‘80s-Set Dinosaur Movie to Be Shot in IMAX, Described as a “Thrill Ride” With $80 Million Budget

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Last month, I mentioned that David Robert Mitchell’s ‘80s-set dinosaur movie, potentially titled “Flowervale Street,” was going to start production in March. We now have some more details about it.

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Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Michael’

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

Above is our first real look at Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, starring as the iconic musician in Antoine Fuqua’s biopic, which has started production.

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Todd Solondz’s ‘Love Child’ to Star Elizabeth Olsen and Charles Melton — Set to Shoot in March/April

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In November, I wrote that Solondz’s next project, “Love Child,” would star Elizabeth Olsen. Deadline is now confirming Olsen’s casting, but also adds that Charles Melton (May December) will be co-lead in the film.

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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Was Mentioned in Over 463 Critics Top 10 Lists, #1 for 2023

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

In 2023, 888 lists were amassed. Comparisons will get made to this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Picture — 8 titles in the top 10 were nominated.

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Disney+ Lost 1.3 Million Subscribers

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

A Variety report speaks of 1.3 million subscribers losses in the last quarter, which coincides with the streaming services price increase last October.

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‘Madame Web’ First Reviews Call It “Embarrassing" And A “Clunky, Poorly-Written [Mess]" — 16% on Rotten Tomatoes

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

The first reactions for “Madame Web” have leaked online and they’re not good. They’re almost all overwhelmingly negative. I decided to catch ‘Bob Marley’ instead of this one last night …

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Steven Spielberg Loved ‘Godzilla Minus One,’ Saw it Three Times

February 13, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

I’m not surprised that Steven Spielberg is a fan of “Godzilla Minus One,” the film owes a lot to “Jaws” and, really, just the popcorn escapist nature of Spielberg’s best blockbusters.

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